Device for breakage-proof packing of glass and other very fragile articles



DEVICE FOR BREAIKAGEPROOF PACKING 0F GLASS AND OTHER VERYFRAGILE-ARTICLES Filed Nov. 25, 1929 Oct. 133N w. LIN DIERMANFJY1,827,322

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I 11 ell-601' sior, or similar Patented a. 13, 1931 I UNITEDSTATESPATENTOFFICE 1 vWJ ILLYI. TNfDERMA1\TI\T, OF liar/invite, GERMANY Applicationfiled me b r Products of the ceramic industriesespe cially are wrappedhithertoin straw, excel materials, and then packed into cases- However,it is difficult to distribute the straw'cover evenly over the, surfaceof the article to be packed, soas to'prevent touching and therebymutually breaking of very fragile merchandise during trans- Y filledrubber bubbles.

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' bles b enveloping on which tightens the tube 6. check non-return valveprovlng Hence, in shipments of glass, a high percentage of breakage isyet considered unavoidable hitherto.

/ Thepresent invention relates to a method 5 the articles to be proofpacking, whereby is enveloped 1111111- tected against breakage Thismethod may alsobe'advantageously applied in cases, produce unclean 7 anddisturbing effects.

An embodiment of thefinvention is illuspanving drawings, in which ttrated byway of example in the accom- Fig. 1 shows a total exhibition,and'a bottle embedded in between two sectioned rubber bubbles Fig. 2shows an enlarged vice for shutting 'bottles,

means for closing cases; I

Fig. 3shows a'topview of a cap screw. The case wall a envelopes'tworubber bublongitudinally section of a decombined with bottle 0. VChecknon-return valves cl, similar to those used on footballs orpneumatic tyres are also arranged on the said rubber bubbles 7) allowingthem to be pumped u P- Upon the tube 6, inwhich the checknon- 25, 1929.Serial No. 409,711. g

' two-parted box a;

wherepstraw and excelslor of the case, whereby the: eye is pressed bythe collar of a cap screw oppotheir part totally a on 1. The eye 7'embraces the capscrew g, whichfnow serves totighten the collar to.closeup the tube 6, and 'to hold the bent lever 76 in positi'omtherebyclosing up 'the At m, in Fig. 1, the two halvesof p the case,

easy to, realize. I claime A device for glassand other very frag learticles by breakageproof packin in a and between which very merchandise1s bedded, characterized by the fact that the shutting g, of 7 means ofairfilled rubber bubbles, arranged strong case fragile device of therubber 'DEVICE FOR; nBnAKAGE-rRoo recruits or eL'Ass AND OTHER VERYFRAGILE each of which holding one bubble Z), are con- I nected togetherby hinges. V v I th nearly triangulan' I triangularholes punched in, asshown m Fig. 3,'an unauthorlZeCl' opening of the closed cases will'notbe bubbles is combined with-the shutting. device ofua; bent leversite'another collar-,againstithe case walls, a

WILLY LINDEYRMANDVL I return valve is arranged, acollar f is put up 7ressing against the case wall a. 1

7 Between the projecting the bubble '72 con-' i If the cap screw 9 isscrewed upon the tube "c, then the collar 1'', as well as the cap screwcollar. i ofthe cap screw 9 and the case Wall a, the eye 9' of a bentlever is is arranged, which is shown hinging cone arrangedin the cascrewtightening i to the" said 7

